Page 5: Historical Events In June - 24

1908  On June - 24 a Kopff discovers asteroids #663 Gerlinde ʘ Judith   

1908  On June - 24 yanks replace Clark Griffith with Kid Elberfeld as manager who is destined to have worse won-lost pct of any Yankee mgr 27-71 (.276)   

1908  Hugo Distler, composer on June - 24.   

1908  Grover Cleveland, 22nd & 24th Pres (1885-89, 93-97), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1909  On June - 24 15th US Golf Open: George Sargent shoots a 290 at Englewood GC NJ   

1909  On this day in history milton Katims, NYC, conductor/violist (WOR-NYC)   

1910  On this day in history 50th British Golf Open: James Braid shoots a 299 at St Andrews Scot   

1910  On June - 24 denis Dowling, baritone   

1911  17th US Golf Open: John McDermott shoots a 307 at Chicago GC in Ill on June - 24.   

1911  On this day in history juan Manuel Fangio, racing driver   

1912  Brian Johnston, cricketer (BBC radio commentator & cake connoisseur) on June - 24.   

1913  53rd British Golf Open: J H Taylor shoots a 304 at Hoylake Hoylake on this day in history.   

1913  On this day in history john Kubris, Czech resistance fighter   

1913  On June - 24 frank Lynes, composer, dies at 55   

1914  On this day in history g Neujmin discovers asteroid #789 Lena   

1914  King Peter I of Serbia names son Alexander the Prince-regent on this day in history.   

1915  On June - 24 800 die as excursion steamer Eastland capsizes in Chicago   

1915  Charles James Dunn, Japanese scholar on this day in history.   

1916  On June - 24 the most lucrative movie contract to the time was signed by actress, Mary Pickford. She inked the first sevenfigure Hollywood deal.   

1916  On June - 24 mary Pickford becomes the first female film star to get a million dollar contract.   

1916  On this day in history john Ciardi, poet/critic (translated Dante)   

1917  On June - 24 russian Black Sea fleet mutiny at Sebastopol   

1919  On this day in history al Molinaro, Kenosha Wisc, actor (Murray-Odd Couple, Al-Happy Days)   

1920  Chuvash Autonomous Region formed in RSFSR on this day in history.   

1920  On June - 24 chuvash Autonomous Region forms in RSFSR   

1920  Bernhard Krol, composer on this day in history.   

1921  On this day in history billy Casper, golfer   

1922  On June - 24 aFPA changes name to NFL, Chicago Staleys become Chicago Bears   

1922  Aadje [Alida WM] Lyre, Dutch twin daughter of Prince Hendrik(?) on June - 24.   

1922  Walter Rathenau, German foreign minister, killed by anti-semites at 54 on this day in history.   

1923  Pope Pius XI speaks against allies occupying Ruhrgebied on this day in history.   

1923  On this day in history jack Carter, Bkln NY, comedian/actor (Amazing Dobermans, Octagon)   

1924  59th British Golf Open: Walter Hagen shoots a 301 at Hoylake Hoylake on June - 24.   

1924  On June - 24 ranasinghe Premadasa, president of Sri Lanka (1989-93)   

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1244  Hendrik I, the Child, 1st count of Hessen (1256-1308) was born on this day in history.   

1322  On this day in history birth of johanna, duchess of Brabant/Limburg (Joyful Entry)   

1343  Jeanne de Valois, Queen of Navarre (d. 1373) was born on June - 24.   

1386  On June - 24 birth of giovanni da Capistrano, Italian saint (d. 1456)   

1485  On June - 24 birth of johannes Bugenhagen, German reformer (d. 1558)   

1499  Johannes Brenz, German theologist (Dutch Brentians) was born on this day in history.   

1519  On June - 24 birth of theodore Beza, French theologian (d. 1605)   

1533  On June - 24 birth of robert Dudley, earl of Leicester/English commander-in-chief in Neth   

0803  On this day in history death of higbald of Lindisfarne   

1398  Death of Hongwu Emperor of China (b. 1328) on June - 24.   

1439  Death of Duke Frederick IV of Austria (b. 1382) on this day in history.   

1475  Albrecht von Eyb, German parson (Bamberg & Eichstattt), dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1519  On this day in history lucrezia Borgia, daughter of Pope Alexander, dies at 39   

1520  Death of Hosokawa Sumimoto, Japanese samurai commander (b. 1489) on June - 24.   

1572  On this day in history death of adrianus van Gouda, lay brother, hanged   

1604  Death of Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, Lord Great Chamberlain of England (b. 1550) on June - 24.